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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?
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Tough Sana’a-Tel Aviv Encounter: Who’s the Winner?

Tuesday 26 August 2025
Sana’a has managed to establish its narrative as the rightful and resistant one, while Tel Aviv grows more isolated. Alwaght- Israeli and Yemeni officials have emphasized that the Israeli regime bombed the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Sunday. Yemen's Al-Masirah TV reported that the attack target ...
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott
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Turkey’s Dual Game: Doing Business with Israel While Claiming Boycott

Monday 1 September 2025 ،
Sham and reports coming out about strikes on Turkish intelligence outposts—the Ankara government has suddenly come forward with announcements of tightening boycott and shutting down the air route to Israel. In connection with this, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has recently stated that Turkey ...
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms
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Lebanon’s Army between US Pressure and Hezbollah’s Insistence on Keeping Arms

Wednesday 3 September 2025 ،
Shamali camps in the southern city of Tyre, reported official Lebanese news agency.  However, Hezbollah, the primary target of the move, has pushed back against the pressure and turned down the US-backed plan. The movement's Secretary-General Naim Qassem put out a series of statements, war ...
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Jolani’s Journey to the US: Wanted Terrorist Now Speaks at the UN
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Jolani’s Journey to the US: Wanted Terrorist Now Speaks at the UN

Tuesday 23 September 2025 ،
Sham in Syria, was a wanted terrorist with a $10 million US bounty due to his ties to al-Qaeda and past activities with Jabhat al-Nusra. Any attempt to travel to New York at that time would have risked his arrest. Today, Jolani is in the US attending the United Nations General Assembly, a move that ...
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Crackdown on Pro-Palestinians Academics and Students in the US Universities: Where Can This Go?
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Crackdown on Pro-Palestinians Academics and Students in the US Universities: Where Can This Go?

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Shame them. Do not welcome them. Why should we treat these genocide-loving fascists any differently than any other racist? This professor was placed on forced administrative leave in January 2024 and was informed in May 2024 that he had been dismissed. However, despite losing his job, Finkelstein h ...
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Is Iraq Next Israeli Target?
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Is Iraq Next Israeli Target?

Tuesday 30 September 2025 ،
Shammari, a political analyst close to the Iraqi government, told Al-Akhbar newspaper that Israeli threats against Iraq contradict the existing security agreement between Baghdad and Washington. This raises questions: Can the Iraqi-American security pact actually prevent an Israeli attack? If we loo ...
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Shamaran Petroleum, HKN Energy, Western Zagros, MOL, and Hunt Oil Company. In response, Baghdad has invited the KRG and representatives of the international oil companies to a new round of talks to finalize details for resuming exports and securing overdue payments. However, Director General of SO ...
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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule
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Syria Elections: Al-Jolani Introducing Caliphate Rule

Sunday 5 October 2025 ،
Sham- controlled territories less resembles a democratic exercise and more closely mirrors a tribal model of governance. Al-Sharaa is not a president in any true sense of the word; he functions more as a caliph—a role he long aspired to—who now governs by adapting his image to the times ...
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Iran Dismisses Claims Over Persian Gulf Islands, Warns Against EU Interference
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Iran Dismisses Claims Over Persian Gulf Islands, Warns Against EU Interference

Tuesday 7 October 2025 ،
Iran has strongly dismissed a joint GCC-EU statement, reaffirming its “undisputed sovereignty” over the Persian Gulf islands ALWAGHT- Iran has strongly dismissed a joint GCC-EU statement, reaffirming its “undisputed sovereignty” over the Persian Gulf islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, ...
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Sharaa’s Moscow Visit?

Thursday 16 October 2025 ،
Sham leader's agenda for talks with the Russian president. This diplomatic maneuver follows a high-level Russian military and political delegation's visit to Damascus in early September. Led by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the delegation held talks with Syrian officials on key eco ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.